A van driver has admitted knocking a dad and toddler off a bicycle, then running over the bike while the youngster was strapped onto it as he made his escape.

Robin Tippett shunted into Paul Squires and his son Daniel, aged two-and-a-half, before crushing their mountain bike as he left. The “very angry” father is now considering buying a second car to get around, a court heard.

Tippett, of Eagle Crescent in Pucklechurch, pleaded guilty to charges of failing to stop after an accident, failing to report an accident and driving without due care in relation to the incident in September of last year.

Jeremy Oliver, prosecuting, said both Mr Squires and his son were wearing cycle helmets and the youngster was strapped into a child seat attached to the bike.

Robin Tippett knocked down Paul Squires and his two-and-a-half-year-old son in Cossham Street, Mangotsfield (Image: Google)

Bristol Magistrates’ Court heard how, at a junction on Cossham Street, Mangotsfield, the dad and son were shunted one to two metres forward by 22-year-old Tippett, who was driving a VW Crafter flatbed van.

Mr Squires’ said in a statement: “We fell to the right.

“The white van was alongside and the driver’s window was open. I saw a male and I made eye contact.

“I shouted: ‘What are you doing, what are you doing? I’ve got my son!’”